Description

TM 1540 WHERSTEAD THE STREET
(south side)
5/25 Blacksmiths Cottage
(formerly listed as
22-2-55 The Old Forge)
GV II
House, now two dwellings. Probable C15 - early C16 range with probable C16 cross
wing and later alterations and additions. Timber-framed, pebbledashed in panels,
with brick extension to cross wing. Plain tile roofs. L-shaped; single-storey and
attic range with 2-storey cross wing to left with later extension to rear. Single-
storey range may be a former open hall. 2 cells with board door to left. 3 small-
paned casements to ground floor and 2 gabled dormers with similar windows and barge-
boards. Steeply-pitched swept roof and large, off-centre stack. Cross wing: jettied
to front. Single small-paned casement to each floor. Bargeboards to gable. To left
return an external stack, the upper part rebuilt in C20 brick. Entrance by C20 porch
to extension. Interior (not fully inspected): earlier range has a beamed ceiling,
framing mostly concealed. End wall at 1st floor level shows jowled posts and tie
beam with arched braces and wall studding. Side purl in roof.

Listing NGR: TM1544840659

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499502

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)